Books
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BookThe Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama through Hell, Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere…
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BookAbandonment to Divine Providence Father de Caussade offers the one sure solution to any spiritual difficulty: abandon yourself entirely to God by embracing the duties of your station in life.…
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BookThe Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman The secret of Woolman's purity of style is that his eye is single, and that conscience dictated his words. This Quaker preacher and tailor was a man of wisdom…
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BookMansions of the Heart Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth In Mansions of the Heart, author R. Thomas Ashbrook begins with his personal story of frustration and confusion while serving as a pastor of the church. He…
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BookThe Imitation of Christ The spiritual classic by à Kempis, the second most widely read spiritual book after the Bible, has had an astonishing impact on the spiritual lives of…
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BookThe Brothers Karamazov The award-winning translation of Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel.
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 23, 2024 Climbing Insurmountable Classics Literary classics, especially spiritual ones, often seem daunting. With a good guide and an open heart, these works can become accessible and engaging,…
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 24, 2020 “Refreshing Shock” These classic works can be intimidating to many readers (including this one). But a careful engagement with the text finds it often to be surprisingly lucid.…
Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodeAudio Meditation: The Present MomentApril 11, 2025
In this audio meditation, Nathan Foster weaves together a selection of beautiful and challenging sayings by 17th-century spiritual director, Jean Pierre de… -
Podcast EpisodeBen Myers — The Divine ComedyAugust 22, 2024
Poet laureate, professor, and author Ben Myers joins Nate to discuss a book that has been a constant and formative presence in his life: Dante's _The Divine… -
Podcast EpisodeSabbath · Reading Protestant and Catholic Authors · Praying for One Another
January 27, 2023
Listener questions guide our hosts into a fruitful discussion about moving from theory to practice in the discipline of Sabbath, exploring historic Christian… -
Podcast EpisodeRobert Moore-Jumonville — G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy
November 7, 2022
Teacher, pastor, and author Robert Moore-Jumonville talks with Nathan Foster about Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton. -
Podcast EpisodeLacy Borgo — Thomas Kelly’s A Testament of Devotion
October 17, 2022
Most years Lacy Borgo re-reads A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly. She joins Nathan Foster to discuss how this spiritual classic has impacted her life. -
Podcast EpisodeMimi Dixon — Interior Castle: Field Guide for the Soul
January 19, 2020
"I was drawn to Interior Castle as a field guide," says Renovaré Team Member Miriam (Mimi) Dixon, "for how I could cooperate with the Holy Spirit more…
Articles
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ArticleWalking as He Walked Adapted from The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman Journals by 18th century Quaker activist John Woolman are a most encouraging testimony that humans can walk in lockstep with Jesus and experience the…
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ArticleLoving Yourself for God’s Sake When you cannot believe in yourself, or forgive yourself for what you have done, God can. Adolfo Quezada gives counsel on steps we can take to tap into God's…
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ArticleSilence Gives Power to Words The Path of Meditation John Main contends that for words to be charged with strength and power, they must spring from the silence of the Spirit in our inner being.
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ArticleDo Not Be Anxious about Your Life The birds are our schoolmasters and the lilies our theologians, says Martin Luther. What would it be like to put away our anxieties and live in simple trust of…
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ArticleThe Tongue Can No Man Tame Augustine weighs in on the theme of practicing prudence in speech (and action) with this piece on submitting to the training of the great Tamer of the tongue.
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ArticleO For a Thousand Tongues to Sing We invite you to enjoy a favorite hymn: Charles Wesley's O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing. As we read his journey through the many verses (perhaps even…
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ArticleIs Praying Difficult? Excerpt from Spiritual Classics Father Louf teaches how easy and natural prayer can be when he answers the question, “Is Praying Difficult?”
